Statesman photographer Jay Janner shares his best photos of 2017

Elizabeth Hill, 8, a volunteer at an emergency shelter at St. Thomas Presbyterian Church in Houston, plays with Hurricane Harvey evacuee Skyler Smith, 7, on Tuesday August 29, 2017. Thousands of flood victims found temporary homes at shelters that popped up as many areas of Houston continued to flood during Hurricane Harvey. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

2017 was a year of extremes. Texas had its costliest hurricane and its deadliest mass shooting. In Austin, protests filled the streets and music filled the air. And during it all, life’s little, quiet moments continued to unfold. Here is a collection of my best photos of the year.
Jay Janner

Guillermo Leal, left, of Mexico, and Mohinder Singh of India take the oath of citizenship at a naturalization ceremony at the Delco Activity Center on Thursday June 29, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Kyle Chapman, President of the Texas Alt-Knights, is held back by fellow Trump supporters during a confrontation with Trump protester Nevin Kamath, far left, at the Impeachment March at the Capitol on Sunday July 2, 2017. Kamath tried to get into the Trump supporters’ group photo, sparking the confrontation. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

University of Texas student Marissa chants during a student walk-out to protest President Donald Trump after his inauguration Friday January 20, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Thousands of anti-Trump protesters gather at Vic Mathias Shores for a march through downtown Austin on Inauguration Day Friday January 20, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Chris Wang confronts a man who drove through protest aimed at Sen. Ted Cruz at the Renaissance Austin Hotel on July 6, 2017. Hundreds of protesters demonstrated in front of the hotel where Cruz was speaking about his opposition to Obamacare and his views on replacing it. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Capt. Thomas DiMiero kisses his wife, Jennifer DiMiero, during a welcome home ceremony at Fort Hood on Tuesday February 14, 2017. They were reunited after his nine-month deployment to Afghanistan, where he served with 199 soldiers from the Army’s 3rd Cavalry Regiment in Operation Resolute Support. The soldiers advised the Afghanistan Army and local and national police and worked on village stabilization operations. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Thomas Luna, right, rescues Bobby Nelson, 78, from his flooded home in northwest Houston after Hurricane Harvey on Monday August 28, 2017. Luna came from Tomball with a boat to help with the massive rescue effort. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Janice Forse cries at the Red Cross emergency shelter in Beaumont on Wednesday August 30, 2017. Her home was flooded Wednesday morning, and she lost a cat during the evacuation. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

A tattered American flag whips in the wind in Geronimo during Hurricane Harvey on Saturday August 26, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Josh Benoit carries his Great Dane, Lilly, out of the floodwaters after being rescued by boat from his home in Beaumont on Wednesday August 30, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

An entire neighborhood near the Pine Island Bayou in Beaumont is flooded after Hurricane Harvey on Thursday August 31, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

During historic flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey, Javier catches a carp in the middle of Brittmoore Park Drive in west Houston when the Addicks Reservoir overflowed on Tuesday August 29, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

A single tear rolls down the face of Herbert Thomas, 53, while he rests at a makeshift emergency shelter at a bowling alley in Port Arthur on Thursday August 31, 2017. Thomas, who is diabetic, said he missed his last treatment on Wednesday, and he must find a way to get his next treatment by tomorrow. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Signs of Hurricane Harvey’s force remain at the Cove Harbor Marina & Drystack in Rockport on November 21, 2017, three months after the hurricane ripped off the walls and tossed the boats like toys. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Three months after Hurricane Harvey rendered their Aransas Pass apartment uninhabitable, Debrah Harmon and her daughter Dawn Kupcho stand outside their tent at the Rockport Relief Camp on November 21, 2017. Harmon and Kupcho, 24, who is eight months pregnant, have been living in the camp along with other people who have nowhere else to go. The grandmother-to-be said she hopes to move soon out of the tent she’s been living in for the past month and into a nearby camper. “I’m not bringing my grandbaby into a tent,” she said. “No way in hell.” Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Courtney Wayment of BYU, left to right, Grayson Murphy of Utah, Madeline Strandemo of Minnesota, Morgan Wedekind of Kansas State, Ellie Child of Weber State, Shanoah Souza of SMU and Meghan Lloyd of UT compete in the 3000 Meter Steeplechase at the NCAA Track and Field Championships West Preliminary at Mike A. Myers Stadium on Friday May 26, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Steve Foster, top, and David Bailey of the Renault Sport Formula One Team work on their team’s tires at Circuit of the America’s on Wednesday October 18, 2017, in preparation for the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Lewis Hamilton of England and Mercedes AMG Petronas sprays champagne on Paul Cawsey, in British flag shirt, on the podium after winning the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday October 22, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Oklahoma defensive end Ogbonnia Okoronkwo plants an OU flag on the 50-yard-line at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas after beating Texas 29-24 at the AT&T Red River Showdown on Saturday October 14, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Sara Camarena, left, Macy Fox, and other Lake Travis High School golfers celebrate winning the UIL Texas Girls 6A State Golf Tournament at Legacy Hills Golf Club in Georgetown on Tuesday May 16, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Kevin Lu, 15, a sophomore running back on the Brentwood Christian School football team, takes a water break during practice on Thursday August 10, 2017. The private school is preparing to kick off its second season as an 11-man football team with a game on Sept. 1 against East Austin College Prep. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Racers run under a large American flag on Congress Avenue at the Statesman Cap 10K on Sunday April 23, 2017. The Cap 10K, with more than 20,000 runners, is the largest 10K in Texas. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Rev. Kurt Hein, left, of Light of Christ Anglican Church, and Rev. Jonathan Dade, of Messiah Echad Messianic Congregration, pray next to the Confederate monument at the Williamson County Courthouse in Georgetown on Wednesday September 13, 2017, before participating in a group discussion about the future of the monument. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

People gather at the Victory Grill before a march to the Capitol in remembrance of Sandra Bland on Thursday July 13, 2017, on the second anniversary of her death. Bland was a 28-year-old black woman who died in police custody in Hempstead. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Candace Aylor, right, cries while hugging Ketty Sully, the mother of David Joseph who was shot and killed by an Austin police officer. The women met at “The Talk: A Community Forum” hosted by the Austin American-Statesman and KLRU at KLRU’s Studio 6A on Tuesday February 28, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Austin firefighters salvage belongings from a house on Brodick Drive in the Avery Ranch neighborhood that was destroyed by fire on Tuesday May 9, 2017. A lightning strike was likely the cause, officials said. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

On the first day of kindergarten at Joe Lee Johnson Elementary School on Tuesday August 22, 2017, Alisha and Chris Hernandez comfort their 5-year-old daughter, Aryanna. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Nurse practitioner Sherry Fishman Carroll talks to Sasha Rangel, 5, during an examination at People’s Community Clinic on October 3, 2017. About 400,000 Texas children and pregnant women could lose health insurance coverage if the federal government doesn’t renew funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Marcina Thomas, granddaughter of state Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, is displeased after numerous long-winded speeches on the opening day of the 85th Texas Legislature in the House Chamber at the Capitol on Tuesday January 10, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Fans go crazy for A$AP Ferg at the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Zilker Park on Saturday October 7, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Scaran Shabazz sings with the New Orleans band The Hijinks on 6th Street at South by Southwest on Friday March 17, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Willie Nelson plays his guitar, Trigger, during South by Southwest on Tuesday March 14, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Ripley Ty of the Aberdeen, Washington, band Juliet Tango, drums next to her husband Joe Ty’s flaming guitar on a loading dock at Twin Liquors in downtown Austin during South by Southwest on Saturday March 18, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Homeless men sleep in an alley near 6th and Trinity streets in downtown Austin during South by Southwest on March 16, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Wilson County Justice of the Peace Harold Schott, middle, and other investigators work at the scene of a mass shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs on Sunday November 5, 2017. Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, of New Braunfels, killed 26 people and injured 20 others in the deadliest mass shooting in Texas and one of the deadliest in the United States. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Flags mark evidence on the lawn of First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs on Monday November 6, 2017, a day after 26 people died in a mass shooting. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Meredith Cooper, of San Antonio, and her eight-year-old daughter, Heather, visit a memorial of 26 metal crosses near the site of the mass shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs on Monday November 6, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

FBI agents search for evidence on FM 539 at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs on Monday November 6, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Matthew Mata and Erika Gonzalez participate in a vigil in Sutherland Springs for the victims of the mass shooting at First Baptist Church on Monday November 6, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Jennifer Palacios, middle, the biological mother of 14-year-old Annabelle Pomeroy who died in the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, is comforted by her son Timothy Rodriguez, left, and her mother, Diana Palacios, at a memorial service in Sutherland Springs on Monday November 6, 2017. JAY JANNER / AMERICAN-STATESMAN

Rosanne Solis, who survived the mass shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, looks at her gunshot wound at her home in Sutherland Springs on Tuesday November 7, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Dawn Doria kisses her uncle, Pearl Harbor survivor J.C. Alston, 94, of Troy, at the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony at the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg on Thursday December 7, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

Ashley Piper walks with her 8-week-old son, Theo, and her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Zola, at Edward Rendon Sr. Metro Park at Festival Beach among the trees with colorful autumn leaves on Thursday November 30, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

During an unexpected snow on Thursday December 7, 2017, Larry and Licette Wagner take a walk on Escarpment Boulevard in southwest Austin. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

The Trail of Lights glows at dusk in Zilker Park on Monday December 11, 2017. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

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